Miriam's Salad With Poppy Seed Dressing

• 12 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon dry mustard
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 13 cup white wine vinegar
• 13 medium onion, chopped
• 1 cup oil
• 13 teaspoon poppy seed
• 1 head red leaf lettuce, washed and torn into bite size pieces
• 1 orange, peeled and sliced into rounds
• 1 avocado, sliced
• 12 red onion, thinly sliced
• 12 cup walnuts
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 14 teaspoon salt

1. For the dressing:.
2. Blend first 5 ingredients in a blender.
3. With the motor running, add the oil gradually.
4. Stop the blender and add the poppy seeds stirring with a spoon to combine.
5. (Do not use the blender after adding the poppy seeds).
6. For the walnut croutons:.
7. Saute the nuts in the butter and salt until toasted smelling and crispy.
8. For the salad:.
9. Arrange the lettuce in a large salad bowl.
10. Dress with 1/4-1/2 cup of the dressing.
11. Scatter the orange, avocado, onion and walnut croutons on top.
12. Serve immediately.

sugar, mustard, salt, white wine vinegar, onion, oil, poppy seed, red leaf, orange, avocado, red onion, walnuts, butter, salt

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/miriams-salad-with-poppy-seed-dressing-251238 (may not work)